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Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1

The opening of the new Sabrina the Teenage Witch series (by Archie Comics) might give you some serious Chilling Tales of Sabrina vibes, but don't confuse it with its horror comic counterpart. This new Sabrina series is a part of the new rebranding Archie Comics has been doing since 2015. The rebranding has been a mostly successful effort to modernize Riverdale and its residents. So while Archie may still be a kindhearted walking-disaster, he's been spending less time agonizing over the Betty/Veronica debate and more time dealing with modern high school problems. Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 follows that same vein. While the story may appear less campy than the older Sabrina comics, at its heart it's still about a girl stuck between two worlds and trying her best to fit into both of them. You learn early in the comic, via banter with her familiar Salem, that Sabrina has sworn off using magic to solve her problems. At least, that's what she's told herself, as she qui...